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Henderson, LA

1,640 Population
3 square miles 548.8 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

35.7 ±4.4 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in the Lafayette, LA Metro Area: 37.2 ±0.3
  • a little less than the figure in Louisiana: 37.8 ±0.1

Economics

$23,145 ±$4,577 Per capita income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in the Lafayette, LA Metro Area: $34,845 ±$808
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Louisiana: $34,211 ±$247
$42,700 ±$9,433 Median household income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in the Lafayette, LA Metro Area: $60,910 ±$1,679
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Louisiana: $60,023 ±$491

16.3% ±7.3% (265  ±129) Persons below poverty line
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the Lafayette, LA Metro Area: 18.5% 74,988 (±0.9% / ±3,675)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Louisiana: 18.9% 848,769 (±0.3% / ±14,766)

26.3 minutes ±4.6 (14,965  ±5,060) Mean travel time to work
  • a little higher than the figure in the Lafayette, LA Metro Area: 25.1 4,285,655 (±0.6 / ±129,120)
  • about the same as the figure in Louisiana: 25.8 47,566,968 (±0.2 / ±402,285)

Families

588 ±116 Number of households
  • the Lafayette, LA Metro Area: 162,763 ±1,271
  • Louisiana: 1,783,168 ±5,717
2.8 ±0.8 (1,638  ±319) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in the Lafayette, LA Metro Area: 2.5 405,337 (±0 / ±118)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Louisiana: 2.5 4,497,152

7.9% ±7.4% (25  ±25) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 1.3 times the rate in the Lafayette, LA Metro Area: 6.2% † 5,968 (±0.7% / ±634)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Louisiana: 5.6% 60,096 (±0.2% / ±2,274)

Housing

756 ±133 Number of housing units
  • the Lafayette, LA Metro Area: 185,064 ±113
  • Louisiana: 2,094,002 ±454

$82,100 ±$26,297 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about two-fifths of the amount in the Lafayette, LA Metro Area: $206,900 ±$3,876
  • about two-fifths of the amount in Louisiana: $208,700 ±$1,365

0.8% ±1.6% (13  ±25.9) Moved since previous year
  • less than 10 percent of the rate in the Lafayette, LA Metro Area: 11.6% 47,028 (±0.8% / ±3,121.7)
  • less than 10 percent of the rate in Louisiana: 11.9% 543,392 (±0.2% / ±10,090.1)

Social

65.2% ±5.3% (739  ±156.6) High school grad or higher
  • about three-quarters of the rate in the Lafayette, LA Metro Area: 87% 240,617 (±1.5% / ±4,176.8)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Louisiana: 86.9% 2,702,854 (±0.5% / ±14,218.9)
2.9% ±3.2% (33  ±37.3) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 10 percent of the rate in the Lafayette, LA Metro Area: 27% 74,659 (±0.8% / ±2,299.1)
  • about 10 percent of the rate in Louisiana: 26.6% 825,794 (±0.3% / ±7,861)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

20.1% ±8.4% (329  ±152) Foreign-born population
  • more than double the rate in the Lafayette, LA Metro Area: 3.8% 15,616
  • more than double the rate in Louisiana: 4.7% 218,450

3.2% ±2% (39  ±26) Population with veteran status
  • about three-fifths of the rate in the Lafayette, LA Metro Area: 5.7% 17,581 (±0.3% / ±990)
  • about half the rate in Louisiana: 6.2% 217,225 (±0.1% / ±3,492)
39 Total veterans ±26 31 Male ±22 8 Female ±13

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